2.10 Patch Problems

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Saved Games: Campaigns that were started with version 2.0 or earlier can be played with version 2.10. There may be some bugs, however, caused by database changes and the first turn in version 2.10 may have some problems. The VCR replay for the first turn played in the new version may have errors. After that, everything should be ok.

To convert old files to the new format, used in version 2.0, you just need to rename them. **

1) The autosave in slot zero should be renamed uv000_autosave.uvs
2) The combat vcr replay in slot one should be renamed uv001_combatsave.uvs
3) The other files should be renamed, using the following convention:

uvxxx_scen.uvs where xxx is the slot number

This will cause the saved game to show up in the saved game list of the game. You should then load the game with some meaningful comment. When you look in the saved game folder, you will see the game you saved, with the slot number and the comment you assigned, such as:

UV004_Carrier Battle.UVS

this should aid in saved game management.


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In "MyComputer" or the "Windows Explorer" just go to:

Tools -> Folder Options -> View

There uncheck "Hide extensions for known files types"


Well, I loaded the patch last night and followed the above instructions and I'll be darned - when I started the game and went into the load saved game screen, I found none of my 2.0 saved campaigns. Every slot that I had renamed per the above showed 'Empty' when I went into the saved game screen. I thought perhaps that that was just the way it was until I could open a game and resave it with a 'unique' name. No dice - when I clicked on one of the slots I knew contained a saved game, UV just hung and wouldn't load it. I tried starting a campaign from scratch and it loaded just fine. I have no idea what I'm missing here. I'm running Windows/XP Home Edition. The only thing I noticed is that when I first went into Windows Explorer to rename the save game files, there was no 'Slot 001 Combat Save' in the UV Save folder. There was a 'Combat Save .txt' folder. Please help!

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Geez, you'd think after years on these forums that I'd learn to a search first - my apologies. Another post referenced going back into Windows Explorer and back into the save folder and removing .dat from the file extension. I went this route yesterday but was intimidated by that warning message about altering a file. That post said just click ok. I did that and walla, 2.10 recognizes my saved game files - what a relief!